Krookodile
GroundDark
Best attacking moveset: Snarl and Earthquake, worth 13.5 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Krookodile can learn 10 combinations. Snarl with Earthquake does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Slap | Ground | 19 | 1.5s | +13 |
| Snarl | Dark | 11 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Break | Fighting | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Outrage | Dragon | 110 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Sand Tomb | Ground | 60 | 4.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Krookodile has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,444 at level 50, 3,046 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,740 CP at level 20, or 2,176 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,662 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 229 attack · 158 defense · 216 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.5 m and 96.3 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Krookodile does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Poison, Rock, Steel.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Poison | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 19.8 |
| Rock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 19.8 |
| Steel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 19.8 |
| Fire | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 19.8 |
| Electric | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 19.8 |
| Ghost | Snarl + Crunch | 17.6 |
| Psychic | Snarl + Crunch | 17.6 |
| Dragon | Snarl + Outrage | 16.0 |
| Normal | Snarl + Brick Break | 13.7 |
| Ice | Snarl + Brick Break | 13.7 |
| Ground | Snarl + Earthquake | 13.5 |
| Water | Snarl + Earthquake | 13.5 |
| Dark | Mud Slap + Brick Break | 12.8 |
| Fighting | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 12.6 |
| Fairy | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 12.6 |
| Snarl + Outrage | 11.4 | |
| Bug | Snarl + Outrage | 11.4 |
| Grass | Snarl + Outrage | 11.4 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Krookodile is actually for.
Counters: what beats Krookodile
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 35.7 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Focus Blast | 34.7 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Leaf Blade | 34.4 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 32.5 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 32.2 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 30.7 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 30.6 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Grass Knot Legacy | 30.6 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam | 30.1 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 29.7 |
Ranked by damage per second against Krookodile's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.